ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT

Season 45, Year: 2025-2026

BIOGRAPHY                                                                                                                 

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                                                                                           DENNY DIRECTO

Correspondent

Denny Directo is a correspondent at ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, the #1 entertainment newsmagazine in the world. Known for his charisma, versatility, and deep understanding of pop culture, Directo has become a trusted voice in celebrity and entertainment reporting.

He began his career as a digital correspondent and producer for ET in 2010 and played a key role in shaping the brand’s digital presence. He helped launch ET Live in 2019, anchoring livestream coverage of major award shows, and served a as on-camera talent for ET Más, a vertical spotlighting Latinx talent and stories. His work has helped expand ET’s reach across social, digital, and streaming platforms.

Directo was named an on-air correspondent in 2022. Since then, he has conducted headline-making interviews with some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Prince Harry, Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Zendaya, and Ryan Gosling. His contributions have earned him four Emmy Awards, including the first-ever Daytime Emmy for Personality–Daily in 2024, shared with the ET hosting team.

A passionate advocate for representation and inclusion, Directo hosted and produced ET’s first-ever Pride special in 2020. He has also appeared as a guest host on Revry TV’s Culture Q, a queer-centric news series, and participated in It Gets Better’s 10th anniversary campaign, 10 Years Better, interviewing LGBTQ+ changemakers and celebrities.

Beyond ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, Directo has served as host for the Recording Academy’s official backstage livestream at the 2023 and 2024 GRAMMY Awards, and CBS’s official red carpet livestream at the Tony Awards in 2018 and 2019. He has also appeared on Tamron Hall, CBS Mornings, HLN, and CBS News Streaming, bringing entertainment headlines to national audiences.

Directo is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communication and film & media studies.

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is the #1 entertainment news show on TV with nine Emmy wins. ET ranks #1 for entertainment news video on Facebook and YouTube. ET’s social platforms generate 1.9 billion monthly impressions and more than 630 million videos views per month across all platforms. ETonline.com is the go-to destination for celebrity interviews and entertainment news video. ET’s streaming channel is available on Pluto, Paramount+, Samsung TV, The Roku Channel, FreeVee, and more.

Produced and distributed by CBS Media Ventures, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT is co-hosted by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner with Cassie DiLaura and Denny Directo as correspondents. Erin Johnson serves as Executive Producer with Whitney Wallace and Leslie Kawaguchi as co-executive producers.

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PRESS CONTACTS:

Katie Stark – Senior Manager, Communications

Katie.Stark@cbs.com 

Hayley Strichman – Director, Communications

Hayley.Strichman@paramount.com